Old world essence with a California touch.

Certain vineyards yield the most elegant results. Traveling around the globe, owner and winemaker, Eric Johnson, studied various techniques and styles that helped him cultivate a singular, yet international style. Ann Albert Wines currently offers Chardonnay from Zotovich Vineyard in Santa Rita Hills, and Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley; and Gamay from organic vineyard Presqu'ile in Santa Maria Valley, and biodynamic and organic vineyard Martian Ranch, in Los Alamos.

Eric discovered his passion for wine and winemaking while attending Cal Poly, where he studied Wine and Viticulture and Agricultural Business Management. He is also the winemaker at Talley Vineyards, since 2010, and got his start in the industry there in 2007. He was raised on a family farm in Los Banos, California, and given his background in farming, has a unique understanding of the role the land plays in determining wine quality. “I believe that the world’s greatest wines are defined by place as opposed to winemaking manipulation.”